{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-158.156","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 158.156","heading":"Reporting of commission of felony KRS Chapter 508 offense against a","body":"student -- Investigation -- Immunity from liability for reporting -- Privileges no\nbar to reporting.\n(1) Any employee of a school or a local board of education who knows or has\nreasonable cause to believe that a school student has been the victim of a violation\nof any felony offense specified in KRS Chapter 508 committed by another student\nwhile on school premises, on school -sponsored transportation, or at a school -\nsponsored event shall immediately cause an oral or written report to be made to the\nprincipal of the school attended by the victim. The principal shall notify the parents,\nlegal guardians, or other persons exercising custodial control or supervision of the\nstudent when the st udent is involved in an incident reportable under this section.\nThe principal shall file with the local school board and the local law enforcement\nagency or the Department of Kentucky State Police or the county attorney within\nforty-eight (48) hours of the original report a written report containing:\n(a) The names and addresses of the student and his or her parents, legal guardians,\nor other persons exercising custodial control or supervision;\n(b) The student's age;\n(c) The nature and extent of the violation;\n(d) The name and address of the student allegedly responsible for the violation;\nand\n(e) Any other information that the principal making the report believes may be\nhelpful in the furtherance of the purpose of this section.\n(2) An agency receiving a repo rt under subsection (1) of this section shall investigate\nthe matter referred to it. The school board and school personnel shall participate in\nthe investigation at the request of the agency.\n(3) Anyone acting upon reasonable cause in the making of a repor t required under this\nsection in good faith shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that\nmight otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same\nimmunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding r esulting from\nsuch report or action.\n(4) Neither the husband -wife nor any professional -client/patient privilege, except the\nattorney-client and clergy-penitent privilege, shall be a ground for refusing to report\nunder this section or for excluding evidence  regarding student harassment in any\njudicial proceedings resulting from a report pursuant to this section. This subsection\nshall also apply in any criminal proceeding in District or Circuit Court regarding\nstudent harassment.","path":["KRS Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3455","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:04Z","sha256":"325cec8b2d0bfa859c710e5295273f6a2f0f52fd0ecfde2ee077f3078715c10d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-158.1559","next":"us-ky/krs-158.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}